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hmad had gone with his family to visit his grandfather at the
A week-end. Before dinner, as usual, Ahmad's grandfather

took him to the park. When they arrived at the park, Ahmad was
very happy to see the ducks swimming in the pond. His grandfa-
ther knew that Ahmad really liked ducks, so he had brought some-

thing along to feed them with. He gave it to Ahmad, and they sat
there together on a bench. Ahmad ran toward the ducks.
"Hi," he said: "My name is Ahmad. I brought you some food."

One of the ducks there said, "Hi, Ahmad, thank you very much."
"I was thinking," said Ahmad: "If they didn't feed you here, or

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